
Sandy (left) and Mark Mangan with their dog, Lou, outside their State Road home in Granger Township, Ohio. Their home is one of two in Medina County that have been deemed a public health threat by a federal health agency because of potentially explosive levels of natural gas in their drinking water that the Mangans say is due to fracking and natural gas drilling gone wrong.
PUNXSUTAWANEY, PA — “The following is an ever-growing list of the individuals and families that have been harmed by fracking (or shale gas production) in the US.
Should you encounter any issues (misinformation, broken links, etc.) or if you are/know someone who should be added to this list, please contact us at pacwainfo@gmail.com
1. Pam Judy
Location: Carmichaels, PA
Gas Facility: Compressor station 780 feet away
Exposure: Air
Symptoms: Headaches, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, nosebleeds, blood test show exposure to benzene and other chemicals
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/16/3558830/as-air-pollution-from-fracking.html
http://www.marcellusoutreachbutler.org/uploads/7/0/4/5/7045073/pam_judy-_greene_county.pdf
2. Darrell Smitsky
Location: Hickory, PA
Gas Facility: Range Resources Well, less than 1,000 ft
Exposure: Water – toluene, acrylonitrile, strontium, barium, manganese
Symptoms: Rashes on legs from showering.
Symptoms (animal): Eight healthy goats dead; fish in pond showing abnormal scales; another neighbor comments anonymously
http://www.marcellus-shale.us/Darrell-Smitsky.htm
— Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air











